Habitat: Tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 10,000 feet. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas. National Parks: Bennarghatta National Park, Karnataka, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, Periyar National Park, Kerala Status in the Wild: Endangered
Asiatic Lion
Habitat: Grasslands and plains National Parks: Found only at the Gir National Forest, Gujarat Status in the Wild: Endangered
Lion Tailed Macaque
Habitat: Lion-tailed macaques live in southwest India in pockets of evergreen forests, called sholas, in the Western Ghats range. They live at elevations between 2,000 and 3,500 feet. Lion-tailed macaques are unique to India. Today, they only live in mountain forests scattered across three Indian states: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
National Parks: Kalakkadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, Mundanthuri Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Great Indian Rhinoceros
Habitat: Found only in the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.
National Parks: Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Manas National Park, Assam
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Leopard
Habitat: The leopard lives in all types of habitats from open country to thick forest.
National Parks: Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan; Sariska National Park, Rajasthan
Status in the Wild: Threatened
Royal Bengal Tiger
National Parks: Kanha National Park, MP; Bandavgarh National Park, MP Status in the Wild: Endangered
Pangolin or Scaly Anteater
Habitat: Variety of habitats - forests, hills, cultivated land, rocky crevices. Found in much of Eastern and Northern India and in Tamil Nadu and Kerala also. National Parks: Found in many National Parks Status in the Wild: Threatened
Indian Flying Fox
Habitat: This species roosts in large colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals on large trees in rural and urban areas, close to agricultural fields, ponds and by the side of roads. It feeds on a wide variety of fruits and flowers, both wild and cultivated. It travels long distances, up to 150 km! National Parks: Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Palamau Tiger Reserve and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, Molem National Park in Goa, Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Chilka (Nalaban) Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa and Indravati National Park in Chattisgarh. Status in the Wild: Least concerned
ANIMALS
8 animals unique to INDIA
Indian Elephant (or the Asian Elephant)
Habitat: Tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 10,000 feet. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas.National Parks: Bennarghatta National Park, Karnataka, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, Periyar National Park, Kerala
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Habitat: Grasslands and plains
National Parks: Found only at the Gir National Forest, Gujarat
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Habitat: Lion-tailed macaques live in southwest India in pockets of evergreen forests, called sholas, in the Western Ghats range. They live at elevations between 2,000 and 3,500 feet. Lion-tailed macaques are unique to India. Today, they only live in mountain forests scattered across three Indian states: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
National Parks: Kalakkadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, Mundanthuri Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Habitat: Found only in the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.
National Parks: Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Manas National Park, Assam
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Habitat: The leopard lives in all types of habitats from open country to thick forest.
National Parks: Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan; Sariska National Park, Rajasthan
Status in the Wild: Threatened
National Parks: Kanha National Park, MP; Bandavgarh National Park, MP
Status in the Wild: Endangered
Habitat: Variety of habitats - forests, hills, cultivated land, rocky crevices. Found in much of Eastern and Northern India and in Tamil Nadu and Kerala also.
National Parks: Found in many National Parks
Status in the Wild: Threatened
Habitat: This species roosts in large colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals on large trees in rural and urban areas, close to agricultural fields, ponds and by the side of roads. It feeds on a wide variety of fruits and flowers, both wild and cultivated. It travels long distances, up to 150 km!
National Parks: Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Palamau Tiger Reserve and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, Molem National Park in Goa, Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Chilka (Nalaban) Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa and Indravati National Park in Chattisgarh.
Status in the Wild: Least concerned
(www.teachindiaproject.org/12_Animals_From_India.htm)